Taiwan Apple Assembler Probes Labour Abuse Claim

Fox News
July 30, 2013

 

A Taiwanese company which assembles some Apple devices said Tuesday it is investigating claims of labour abuses by a US rights group.

New York-based China Labor Watch said in a report that Pegatron Corp was guilty of safety and environmental violations, and living conditions for workers at its factories in China were poor.

Pegatron pledged an in-depth probe.

“We believe our employees are the core of the company. Therefore, we’ve been seriously looking at all labour-related issues and will conduct a thorough investigation,” CEO Jason Cheng said in a statement.

Cheng said Pegatron would make immediate improvements if the investigation found any irregularities that violate China’s labour law and the company’s code of conduct.

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